• Gingerbread men sun catcher tutorial
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    Gingerbread men sun catcher tutorial

    December 14, 2014 - By 

    We love sun catchers and have made quite a few this year. They are fun to make and easy to set up as they use everyday items from our crafty cupboard. We were recently reading The Gingerbread Boy which inspired our latest craft. Here’s our gingerbread boy sun catcher tutorial! Equipment needed to make gingerbread men sun catcher: black card scissors cellophane squares contact paper hole punch ribbon How to make gingerbread men sun catcher: Draw around a gingerbread cookie cutter or draw a gingerbread man freestyle on a piece of black card. I made a gingerbread girl and boy…

  • easy snowman ornament tutorial
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    How to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament

    December 12, 2014 - By 

    Our Christmas tree is looking amazing this year. It’s full of decorations, some traditional ones we’ve had for years and lots made by the children. One of my favourite is our Styrofoam snowman so I thought I would share how we made it with you. Equipment needed to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament: two styrofoam balls (one small, one medium sized) Bostik Glu Dots Ribbon Pipe cleaner Pom poms Foam stickers Beads How to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament: Glue the two styrofoam balls together using a Bostik Glu Dot, place the smaller ball on top of the larger one.…

  • clothes peg snowflake ornament
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    Simple clothes peg snowflake ornament tutorial

    December 9, 2014 - By 

    I have a really simple project to show you today – how to make a snowflake ornament from wooden clothes pegs. they are super sweet and make great decorations for indoors or outside. How to make a simple clothes peg snowflake ornament: You will need 8 wooden clothes pegs, a glue gun and silver paint. The first step is to remove the metal spring from each clothes peg. When you have done that paint them, I chose silver and gave them two coats as my clothes pegs were a bit tatty. Take the two pieces of a clothes peg and…

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    Easy Christmas Tree ornament tutorial

    December 4, 2014 - By 

    We like creating with craft sticks. Last year the 4 year old made a sweet craft stick Christmas tree and this year we made some easy Christmas Tree ornaments using more green craft sticks. We’ve been having so much fun with our Christmas crafting. My favourites so far are the Melted Snowman biscuits and the Christmas chocolate bars, but we’ve also been busy played Pin the Nose on Rudolph, making paper chains and baubles to hang on our tree. Today I wanted to share the easy Christmas Tree ornament tutorial with you. Equipment needed to make easy Christmas Tree ornament: green…

  • Upcycled ruler Christmas tree
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    How to make an upcycled ruler Christmas tree

    December 4, 2014 - By 

    A while ago I saw a brilliant image on Pinterest of a Christmas tree made of vintage rulers. I thought I would attempt it this year and have been buying up old wooden rulers and cribbage boards whenever I see them. Thankfully you can get them for a few pounds and I seem to have amassed a lot! Equipment needed to make an upcycled ruler Christmas tree: collection of vintage wooden rulers mitre block PVA glue clamp How to make an upcycled ruler Christmas tree: I traced a rough shape on a piece of paper of the shape I wanted…

  • Gingerbread cloud dough
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    How to make gingerbread cloud dough

    December 2, 2014 - By 

    In the quest to fill our house with lovely Christmas smells today we mixed up a batch of gingerbread cloud dough to play with. It’s simple to make, lasts for weeks and provides a fun sensory experience. Ingredients needed to make gingerbread cloud dough: Four cups of plain flour Half a cup of olive oil A few pinches of ginger or all spice brown food colouring How to make gingerbread cloud dough: Mix the ingredients in a mixing bowl. The ginger spice gave it a little bit of colour. I added a few drops of brown food colouring too but…

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    Christmas chocolate bars

    December 1, 2014 - By 

    I wanted to tell you about the Christmas chocolate bars my children made over the weekend. We re-wrapped shop bought chocolate bars and decorated them to give out at Christmas. I think they are really fun and make sweet gifts for children to make and give. Equipment needed to make Christmas chocolate bars: foil bars of chocolate coloured paper colouring pens ribbon googly eyes glue stick How to make Christmas chocolate bars : First wrap your chocolate bar in foil. Then wrap in a layer of paper – white for a snowman, brown for a gingerbread man or red for Father…

  • melted snowman biscuits - the gingerbread house
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    Melted snowman biscuits

    November 29, 2014 - By 

    On Monday I will be co-hosting a fun-filled Nick Jr Craftmas Twitter Party. I was sent a box full of craft supplies and activities to tell you about and I thought it would be fun to make one of them beforehand. Today I am going to share how to make easy melted snowman biscuits. Ingredients needed to make melted snowman biscuits: Gingerbread biscuits Ready made icing Silver balls Marshmallows How to make melted snowman biscuits: Take your biscuit and add a generous dollop of icing. Roughly smooth it over the surface of the biscuit. Cut a marshmallow in half and…

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    How to make a gingerbread men paper garland

    November 23, 2014 - By 

    I’m not going to apologise for another gingerbread-related craft 🙂 With only 5 weeks to go until Christmas we are enjoying our festive crafting. Today I wanted to share the sweet gingerbread men paper garland we made. Equipment needed to make a gingerbread men paper garland: Gingerbread men paper shapes brown acrylic paint and brush glue sticks stickers, pompoms and shiny things to decorate bakers twine How to make a gingerbread men paper garland: First paint your paper gingerbread men brown. You could cut out your shapes on brown paper or card to miss out this step. Set up an…